You can broadcast live from any software that supports Icecast or SHOUTcast, such as BUTT, Mixxx, SAM Broadcaster, RadioDJ, VirtualDJ or OBS with an Icecast plugin. Prefer to broadcast from your browser? See Using the Browser DJ Studio.
Find your connection details
- Open the Dashboard and scroll to Servers.
- On the server card you want to broadcast to, note the Host : port, Mount / user (Icecast) or Stream ID (SHOUTcast), and click (show) next to Password.
Icecast stations (recommended)
| Server type | Icecast (sometimes "Icecast 2") |
| Address / host | The host shown on the card (e.g. smartstream.myautodj.com) |
| Port | The port shown on the card (e.g. 8000) |
| Mount point | /stream (as shown on the card) |
| Username | source |
| Password | Your source password from the card |
| Format / bitrate | MP3 at your station's bitrate (e.g. 128 kbps, 44100 Hz, stereo) |
When you connect, you take over from the AutoDJ automatically. When you disconnect, the AutoDJ comes back on its own. You don't need to stop anything first.
SHOUTcast stations
SHOUTcast accepts only one source at a time, so press STOP on the Dashboard to stop the AutoDJ before you connect, and press PLAY again when you finish.
| Server type | SHOUTcast v2 (or SHOUTcast v1 for older software) |
| Address / host | The host shown on the card |
| Port | v2: the port shown on the card. v1: the port given in brackets in the Source line ("or v1 on port …"). |
| Stream ID | 1 (v2 only) |
| Password | Your source password from the card |
Stations with both servers: connect to the Icecast server. The AutoDJ feeds both, and on Icecast your live show takes over without stopping anything.
Example: BUTT (Broadcast Using This Tool)
- Open Settings > Main > Server > ADD.
- Choose Icecast, and enter the address, port, password, mount (
/stream) and user (source). - Under Audio, choose MP3 and your station's bitrate.
- Click the play button in BUTT to connect. Deck A on the Dashboard shows LIVE INPUT.
Example: Mixxx
- Open Preferences > Live Broadcasting.
- Type: Icecast 2. Fill in host, port, mount, login (
source) and password. - Encoding: MP3, your station's bitrate.
- Turn on Live Broadcasting from the Options menu.
Song titles while live
Send "now playing" metadata from your software as usual. Listeners and the web player see your titles while you're live.
Can't connect?
- Check the password and mount point carefully (they're case sensitive).
- Make sure the server card shows running or on air, not stopped.
- On SHOUTcast, stop the AutoDJ first.
- Some networks block ports above 8000. Try another connection, such as a phone hotspot, to check.
